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. 2022 Apr 9;3(2):e12708.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12708. eCollection 2022 Apr.

A man with sudden onset chest pain

Amel Pineda  1 , Christopher W Parker  1 , Joseph S Colla  1
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A man with sudden onset chest pain

Amel Pineda et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Transthoracic echocardiography showing a hyperechoic linear structure in the lumen of the descending aorta (arrowhead), suprasternal view
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Transesophageal echocardiography with color Doppler identifying true lumen (star) of an aortic dissection (arrowhead), descending aorta short axis view
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Computed tomography angiography of the thorax demonstrating an aortic dissection (star), sagittal view
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